Friday, October 7, 2011

Taoiseach Enda Kenny led
the congratulations for Cuinneog Ltd., Balla, Co. Mayo, who are celebrating
twenty one years in business. The birthday party took place at Rua, Castlebar
and included celebration of their two gold stars presented at the 2011 Great
Taste Awards earlier this year. Cuinneog also launched their new branding and
packaging which will make the butter and buttermilk more visible on supermarket
shelves countrywide. Cuinneog’s award winning products are Cuinneog Irish
Farmhouse Country Butter and Cuinneog Buttermilk.

The Taoiseach a
particular fan of Cuinneog Buttermilk and took the opportunity to toast
the celebrations with a glass full of creamy buttermilk. He said, “It really is
the taste that makes the difference. I was at the State Banquet for Queen
Elizabeth II and Prince Philip in May and had the pleasure of seeing Cuinneog
products there. You can’t get on a stage like that without having excellence as
a hallmark”.

The Taoiseach also spoke
about the importance of small business to the economy, saying, “Despite our
economic difficulties, we must look at every new job we create as being a step
in the right direction. It is SMEs and micro enterprises which are the areas of
real growth for this country. That’s businesses like Cuinneog”.

Speaking at the event,
Seamus Mulligan, Business Development Manager, Cuinneog said, “All of us atCuinneog would like to thank our many thousands
of customers for their loyal support as well as all the stores that stock our
products. We are also very grateful to our skilled and dedicated staff and
quality suppliers. We could not have reached this business milestone of 21
years without them.”

21 years in business

Tom and Sheila Butler set
up Cuinneog Ltd. in 1990 in Shraheens, Balla. They drew on their family history
of butter production, using traditional recipes and methods. Today, although
the business has expanded and changed, they remain loyal to the traditional
processes. Theproduction
cycle takes four days and Cuinneog is the only company producing fermented
butter in Ireland. Cuinneog is a valuable employer in the Shraheens area.

New branding

To celebrate their 21 years in business, Cuinneog
have launched new packaging. Both Cuinneog Butter and Cuinneog Buttermilk now
come in attractive burnt orange packaging bearing the slogan ‘Cuinneog ... for
the flavour’. The instantly recognisable Great Taste Award logo is also
featured.

Cuinneog products came to the attention of the
nation during Queen Elizabeth II’s visit last May when both Cuinneog Butter and
Cuinneog Buttermilk were used during the State Banquet.

Both Cuinneog butter and
buttermilk are widely used in the restaurant and catering trade. Cuinneog
Buttermilk comes in a 4 litre catering pack and Cuinneog Butter is supplied in
a convenient cylindrical form, suitable for slicing into portion sizes in
restaurants and hotels.

Cuinneog products are
available in all major retail groups including Tesco, Dunnes Stores,
Superquinn/Musgraves, Supervalu, Costcutters, Euro Spar and independent stores.
Artisan shops throughout the country carry Cuinneog products. Cuinneog products
are also available in the UK.

Friday, July 29, 2011

Cuinneog Ltd. (Balla, Co. Mayo), are
celebrating after winning coveted gold stars for both Cuinneog Irish Farmhouse
Country Butter and Cuinneog Buttermilk at the 2011 Great Taste Awards. This
prestigious award scheme is run by the Guild of Fine Foods in the UK and a
grand total of 7481 entries were received this year.

“Cuinneog Ltd. are really pleased with
this result”, said Seamus Mulligan, Business Development Manager, Cuinneog,
“We’ve received a Great Taste Award for our butter on three occasions before,
but never for both our products. Cuinneog is the only buttermilk to achieve this
award. It’s a real endorsement for Cuinneog and for genuine traditional Irish
food”.

Bob Farrand, Chairman for The Great Taste
Awards, said: “Winning Gold in the country’s largest and most respected
independent food accreditation scheme is a massive pat on the back for any
producer - independent proof their products are of the highest quality.

The Judges comments are made available to
entrants and it was no surprise to Cuinneog that the flavour was specifically
mentioned. “For the flavour” is the tagline used on Cuinneog butter and
buttermilk and it’s good to know that the Judges at the Great Taste Awards
agree with the sentiment.

Cuinneog can be found in all major retail
groups including Tesco, Dunnes Stores, Superquinn/Musgraves, Supervalu,
Costcutters and Euro Spar. Artisan shops throughout the country carry Cuinneog
products. Both Cuinneog butter and buttermilk are widely used in the restaurant
and catering trade.

The Great Taste Awards, organised by the
Guild of Fine Food, are now in their 18th year and going from
strength to strength. 7481 products were entered from 1600 companies for the
2011 Great Taste Awards. It took 350 experts 34 days to blind taste all the
entries and decide which entries would achieve the coveted awards. The Great
Taste Awards judging standards, devised by the Guild of Fine Food, are the most
rigorous in the UK.